My real life flying was mostly C-172, which is the airplane included in the
core package. 95% of my Elite flying is with the C-172. I fly the other
airplanes in Elite just for variety.

I think I have Elite 5 or 6, pretty old. The major improvement since my
antique version is better landscape graphics. It didn't seem necessary for
me to spend the bucks to upgrade so I could look for grandma's house, when
the point was to be "blind" until 200 feet AGL.

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Scott

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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I wholeheartedly recommend ELITE. A while back I foresaw that I would
likely stop flying but I wanted to keep sharp. I bought Elite because it
was the most accurate representation of a C-172 for IFR I've seen. I have
twice passed IPCs, as if they are just formalities, after not having flown
for two years. I would recommend the IFR syllabus if it's still
available.

My last employer was a flight school with a Frasca 142, Elite was as
faithful to the real airplane as the Frasca and about $49K cheaper, IIRC.

Elite was easily the best money I ever spent in aviation.

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Scott

Scott,

Which model or level of ELITE were you using?

Is the basic core product adequate for learning IFR procedures and/or
staying sharp or do you think one needs to go further up the ELITE food
chain?

TIA,

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL (Maybe IA Student later this year...Maybe...)
Chandler, AZ